SCHOOLMATES have paid tribute to a teenager who went missing on the banks of the River Tay.
Yesterday police recovered a body a few miles from where 15-year-old Kathleen Harkin was last seen.
Enquiries are ongoing to identify the body but the family of the missing schoolgirl have been informed of the development.
Kathleen disappeared from the banks of the river in the North Muirton area of Perth on Saturday night.
One school friend wrote: "This has been an emotional few days seeing a good friend go missing and now never going to see her again.
"No one will ever forget about you.... read more

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